Standing outside a home near Stafford, Quanell X says a 16-year-old girl identified only as Jada was raped after being given a spiked drink at a party there. Jada chose to share the allegations publicly. Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case. less

Standing outside a home near Stafford, Quanell X says a 16-year-old girl identified only as Jada was raped after being given a spiked drink at a party there. Jada chose to share the allegations ... more

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X leads Jada and an unidentified woman to the news conference on Thursday.

Quanell X leads Jada and an unidentified woman to the news conference on Thursday.

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Quanell X and Jada at the news conference

Quanell X and Jada at the news conference

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Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle

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Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

Quanell X and the teen are demanding that police make an arrest in the case.

A young woman lies on the floor with her eyes closed, clothed only from the waist up in an image that is circulating on social media.

The 16-year-old said the photo was taken after she passed out from a spiked drink at a party last month in southwest Houston.

Community activist Quanell X said the girl was raped at the party, and that other teens there posted explicit photos on their social media accounts. They also bragged about what happened that June 1 night, Quanell X said.

On Thursday, standing with the teen on the driveway of the southwest Houston home where the party was held, he demanded to know why no one has been arrested.

"What took place here is a criminal act," the activist said, gesturing to the house behind him. "I want to see law enforcement treat this case with the type of sensitivity and priority that it deserves."

Houston Police Department spokesman Kese Smith declined to comment directly on Quanell X's complaint, but said investigators have been working the case since it was first reported on June 22.

The department's Juvenile Sex Crimes Unit is investigating, said John Cannon, another HPD spokesman. He said the department is following up on "strong leads" and has information on possible suspects.

The teen filed the report about three weeks after the party, after discovering the photos on social media, Quanell X said.

Accepted a drink

While the Chronicle normally does not name victims of sex assaults, the 16-year-old identified herself as Jada. Thursday was her first time back at the house since the party.

She said she went with three friends to the home in the 12500 block of Chessington, near Stafford. The high school student and a friend were taken upstairs, where Jada said she was offered a drink.

That's the last thing she remembers of that night. Quanell X said Jada didn't know what happened until she saw the photos weeks later.

Recently, people have been mimicking the image where she appears to be unconscious. People are posting photos and videos re-creating her position on the floor.